Enormous color 46 x 62.75 French poster for a Queen concert held at the Pavillon de Paris in Paris, France, on April 24, 1978, which dates to their ‘News of the World’ tour, signed in felt tip by the full band, who each add personal inscriptions to Dane Clark, the group’s hairdresser and wardrobe keeper between 1976 and 1980: “Love & kisses to the lovely Dane, Freddie Mercury,” “To Dane, Best Wishes, John Deacon,” “Many Thanks D.C., a true professional, Love, Brian May,” and “To Doctor Teeth, Roger Taylor,” who writes the inscription in bubble letters and draws an arrow pointing to his hair with the message, “Just another small miracle.” Coincidentally, Roger Taylor studied dentistry at the London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1967 before dropping out.
In addition to the Queen signatures, the poster is signed and inscribed by Mary Austin, the ex-fiancé and dear friend of Freddie Mercury, and by 12 members of Queen’s road crew, including: Peter ‘Ratty’ Hince (crew lead and photographer), Chris ‘Crystal’ Taylor (drum tech), Richie ‘Big Rich’ Anderson (guitar tech), Brian ‘Nudger’ Spencer (sound tech and monitor mixer), James ‘Trip’ Khalaf (sound engineer), Joe Trovato (lighting supervisor), Chris H. Lamb (lighting system supervisor), Tom Pettus (rigger), and four others. Rolled and in good to very good condition, with overall creasing, edge tears, some paper loss, and professional repairs to complete fold separations.
Dane Clark was a hairdresser, wardrobe keeper, and friend to several noteworthy musicians in the 1970s and early eighties. Per his grandson: ‘[Clark] got a call at the end of 1973 from a guy named ‘Breck Wall’ who got Dane an interview for the position of Elton John’s hairdresser and wardrobe keep. He was on a flight the very next day and stayed with them at Elton’s mansion in Beverly Hills. [He later] went on to tour with Elton John in 1974...thus opening the door to work with Queen during their very first U.S. Tour.’
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